cbus-sea-lions-2015 / gamefinder

Find a game you want to play

GameFinder

People who play board games are constantly searching for new games to play. Because there are thousands of board games in existence, searching for one that fits the current group size and interests can be a challenge.

This application allows users of the site boardgamegeek.com to view their board game library and search for new games. The application exposes BGG's API in an easy-to-use manner. Searching for a new board game to play has never been more simple.

Project Authors: Elizabeth Blackburn, Peter Mueller, Daniel Martinez

Summary: This project helps people who play board games quickly find new board games to play.

The client codebase can be found here.

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Objectives | Features | User Stories | Technologies

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Objectives:

• Complete all core features
• Mobile-first development pattern
• 80% test coverage
• Prioritize test-driven development
• Focus on continuous integration

Features:

• Create an account
• Import a library
• Single library search
• Multi-library search
• Search history
• recommendation engine

User Stories:

• As a user I want to be able to:
  • sign up for an account
  • import my library
  • search for a game in a particular library
  • search for games in many libraries
  • view my search history
  • get a recommendation on a new game

Technologies

• Ruby on Rails
• PostgreSQL
• AngularJS
• Ionic
• Jasmine
• RSpec
• TravisCI
• Sidekiq